Supreme Court Vacates Sears, Roebuck & Co. v. Butler In Light of Recent Comcast Decision

On Monday June 3, the United States Supreme Court issued a ruling on the case of Sears, Roebuck & Co. v. Butler, sending the issue of class certification back to the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals in light of the Court’s recent ruling inComcast Corp v. Behrend.  The Supreme Court granted Sears, Roebuck & Co.’s (“Sears”) petition for review, vacated the appellate court judgment, and remanded the case to the Seventh Circuit.  The Court’s action closely resembles that taken in another washing machine case, Whirlpool Corp v. Glazer, which the Court remanded to the Sixth Circuit on April 1, 2013.

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